Collaboration and Sharing in Science

Check out this post: Collaboration and Sharing in Science http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/collaboration-and-sharing-in-science The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but purchase patents portfolios to then file suit as a business model. .... The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but

Notable Medical Advances

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Notable Medical Advances http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/notable-medical-advances J .......Jerome Groopman's highlights of medical advances form 2015: source Coming at the bottom

Healthy Living Starts with You

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Healthy Living Starts with You http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthy-living-starts-with-you Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. When reading the above definition of human capital, a particular word jumps out… habits. I am passionate about habits because poor lifestyle choices—or bad habits—are the number one driver of today’s health crisis. .......Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes

Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm

Check out this post: Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/wearables-health-and-voice-the-perfect-storm T ....This is a summary of the presentation I gave at the HIC 2015 conference in Brisbane on

Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/doctors-and-patients-who-knows-best T .......The Power of Knowledge Life has changed and access to information is no longer the

New Horizons for me at Dell

Check out this post: New Horizons for me at Dell http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/dellcmo I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief Medical Officer. ....I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief

The Incredible Progress in Medicine

Here\'s my latest blogpost: The Incredible Progress in Medicine http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-incredible-progress-in-medicine Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke to Theory). Medicine was a combination of chance and quackery but over the course of the the last century has made incredible leaps. Science became an integral and training more formalized and increasingly specialized. .......Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke

Taming the Dragon

Check out this post: Taming the Dragon http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/taming-the-dragon   After an exciting 5 years with Nuance, I am saying goodbye to pursue a new opportunity. As is often the case with major decisions like this, I have had a chance to reflect on how far we have come and how many people I have had the privilege of working with in what has been an exhilarating and fulfilling journey. ....  After an exciting 5 years with Nuance, I am saying goodbye to pursue a new

mHealth - The Small Matter of Price

Check out this post: mHealth - The Small Matter of Price http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/mhealth-the-small-matter-of-price T ....This week I had the fortune of speaking at the Connected Health - Healthcare Reinvented -

Healthcare Technology need to include Patients

Check out this post: Healthcare Technology need to include Patients http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthcare-technology-need-to-include-patients A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction and patient engagement rank among the top priorities for CIOs. In fact, they rank above improving care coordination, streamlining operational efficiencies, and achieving Meaningful Use. The tides are clearly changing. We’ve all been talking about what the shift to a value-based care model means for healthcare organizations. ....A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction and patient engagement rank

Our Remote Future in Healthcare

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Our Remote Future in Healthcare http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/our-remote-future-in-healthcare Its an exciting time to be in healthcare and medicine - technology is bringing so much innovation and opportunity to improve the delivery, quality and reduce the cost of healthcare. Much remains to be done At our our recent DellWorld conference we captured insights into this exciting future As Dr. .......Its an exciting time to be in healthcare and medicine - technology is bringing so much

Why All Doctors Should be on Twitter

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Why All Doctors Should be on Twitter http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/why-all-doctors-should-be-on-twitter The title on the article is actually "Why all Retina Doctors Should be on Twitter" - but i think should read all doctors source Social media is an open forum for learning, sharing and engagement and is where the patients. .......The title on the article is actually "Why all Retina Doctors Should be on Twitter" - but

Memorial Weekend - Be Happy

Check out this post: Memorial Weekend - Be Happy http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/memorial-weekend-be-happy This memorial day is a good time to reflect and give thanks - in fact this visual gives a great sense of the sacrifices of so many for our freedoms and life today Original from Facebook Here's one for the SHARE button. A truly powerful image that tells it like it is. ....This memorial day is a good time to reflect and give thanks - in fact this visual gives a

DellWorld and Healthcare Disruption

Here\'s my latest blogpost: DellWorld and Healthcare Disruption http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/backtothefuturedellworld B .......Back in 1985 the world was introduced to the Doc and Marty McFly in the iconic movie

Healthcare Disruption

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Healthcare Disruption http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/backtothefuturedellworld B .......Back in 1985 the world was introduced to the Doc and Marty McFly in the iconic movie

HITMC Conference Review First Day

Check out this post: HITMC Conference Review First Day http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/hitmc-conference-review-first-day I ....I attended the Health IT Marketing and PR Conference Schedule (HITMC) brought to you by

Calling Doctor Data

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Calling Doctor Data http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/calling-doctor-data With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice is as much a mystery to doctors as it is to patients. Human physiology is so complex, and the external variables so numerous, that we often have no sure knowledge of why one patient did well or another patient didn't. Every physician longs for some way to really know what will work for each patient. ....... With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice

Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/please-join-me-for-nhitweek-tweetchat-thu-oct-8-at-3pm-et-connectedpatient Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou (@dchou1107 ) honoring National Health IT Week with our Connected Patient Tweet Chat We hope you will come and share your perspectives and join the conversation regarding all things connected healthcare and the increasing role that digital health must play in the patient experience. .......Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou

HIMSS15 The Year of DigitalHealth, Interoperability and Security

Check out this post: HIMSS15 The Year of DigitalHealth, Interoperability and Security http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/himss15-the-year-of-digitalhealth-interoperability-and-security HIMSS is finally upon us and like the 20,000+ people heading Chicago there is a lot to take in, many options and far too much for any one person to see or catch up with. ....HIMSS is finally upon us and like the 20,000+ people heading Chicago there is a lot to

Healthcare Technology need to include Patients

A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction

and patient engagement rank among the top priorities for CIOs. In fact, they rank above improving care coordination, streamlining operational efficiencies, and achieving Meaningful Use.
The tides are clearly changing. We’ve all been talking about what the shift to a value-based care model means for healthcare organizations. What we haven’t been talking about is how this shift is transforming our patients into “prosumers.”
There’s a saying, “To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish,”

meaning we are predominantly aware of that which we are surrounded by on a daily basis. Health IT, in all its intricacies and expansiveness, has become hyper focused on making sense of its nebulous infrastructures, working hard to prepare healthcare organizations for next new wave of regulations. Our world, while not horseradish, is composed of goals and milestones that are 100 percent contingent upon these systems.
But, as yet one more unintended consequence of this pursuit, we have become myopic. The business of healthcare is no longer simply confined to a hospital or an IDN site map.
Patients are reaching for their phones, not to call their doctors, but to research their symptoms. They’re educated buyers, looking up reviews before seeing a new specialist, just as they would before buying the latest gadget on Amazon. And, as we enter the era of the Internet of Everything (IoE), they want their wearable devices to meaningfully connect as simply as when they use their phones to play songs from the playlist on their laptop.
It becomes a challenge of sustaining the momentum of the moment. As the wearable trend continues to grow, it is not merely enough to count steps or measure the amount of UV rays absorbed. That won’t keep patients engaged. We need statistics and personal health trends that can be used to foster a richer, ongoing dialogue between patients and their physicians.
Consider the positive health implications for patient who receives a treatment plan from her doctor, which is entered into the EMR during the visit and connected to a three-question daily check-in for three months via a mobile device. The patient could provide a thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or neutral rating (think Pandora playlist) on how the treatment is working, with perhaps an option to enter free text should she choose to expound upon her responses. These daily reports could be aggregated into trends and reviewed by a clinician to make adjustments to the treatment plan as needed, extending patient care beyond confines of the four walls and the 12 minutes of an office visit.
Connectivity and personalization is the zeitgeist. CIOs know this. We are all unique snowflakes, and as more and more people submit their genes for analysis and mapping, we’re proving the increased drive for individuality. While the industry is pushing for population health (a laudable vision indeed), patients are looking not to be considered in aggregate, but to be treated with the same personalized attention they experience when they go to a favorite restaurant where the wait staff recalls their usual order or when they go to a website that remembers all their previous preferences. It’s about not starting from square one every time.
Patients aren’t going to tolerate the disconnect in healthcare forever. And as digital natives,some generations won’t tolerate it at all. The day is coming where a patient will ask her doctor, “Did you notice that that my headaches seemed to lessen on those days I go to the gym? I’m wondering if there’s a connection?” If her physician isn’t paying attention to her, she will find a physician, or perhaps even an intelligent medical assistant, who will.


This post originally featured on HISTalk